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PNS Daily Newscast - September 13, 2019

Prosecutors get approval to bring charges against former acting FBI director Andrew McCabe; and the Trump administration rolls back clean water protections.

Chris Coughlin, legislative director at Children First for Oregon, says it's alarming that the state ranks in the bottom half of states on economic well-being at 29th.

"Given that we have what's considered a booming economy, that ranking is really concerning to us because we just feel that Oregon children need to be living in families with economic stability in order for the families and the children to be able to thrive," Coughlin states.

Although numbers have improved since the recession, the report finds nearly a third of Oregon children are living in households with high housing costs.

The state fares worse in education, at 41st in the nation, in part due to the state having the second-lowest high school graduation rate in the country.

Coughlin says these numbers have steadily improved, and expects the recently passed Student Success Act to help graduation numbers.

Leslie Boissiere, vice president of external affairs for the Casey Foundation, says more than 13 million children nationwide live in poverty, and the U.S. is failing to equip many of them, particularly in communities of color, with what they need to reach their full potential.

"All 74 million children in this country deserve brighter futures,” she stresses. “Children represent 25% of the population but they are 100% of our future. And when we invest in all children, our communities are stronger and also the country is stronger."

Boissierre also highlights the importance of an accurate census count in 2020.

Fifty-five major federal programs, including Head Start and the Children's Health Insurance Program, allocate more than $880 billion each year nationwide based on census data.

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